how the Royal Paris Opera survived the end of the old regime /
First Statement of Responsibility
Victoria Johnson
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 281 p., 8 p. of plates :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.) ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-268) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The past in the present. Foundings ; Trajectories -- The storming of the Opera. On the eve of revolution ; The struggle for the Opera -- The perpetuation of privilege. The city and the theaters ; The victory of privilege -- Orpheus on the Seine. Opening night at the Palais-Royal ; The founding of the Paris Opera -- An academy for opera. Why an academy? ; The hybrid opera -- Opera de luxe. The second coming of the Paris Opera ; Luxurious Lully -- The phantom founders. Luxury and privilege at the opera after Perrin and Lully ; The war of luxury and simplicity